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Power lines snapped : 5000 houses damaged'

20 killed, 300 hurt in Mymensingh tornado

From Our Correspondent
MYMENSINGH: Apr 23: At least 20 persons including two women were killed and 300 others injured when a tornado swept Mymensingh and adjoining two upazilas Wednesday night.
The tornado continued for about two minutes from 10:05 pm over the areas with a speed reaching 80 kilometres per hour.
Over 5000 houses were razed to the ground, 1000 trees and several electric poles were uprooted by the devastating tornado, local official estimated.
Tile tornado one of the worst during the last one decade left a trail of devastation in the Mymensingh town. Agricultural University. Gauri-pur and IshwarganJ upazilas. Out of the total killed, four persons were from Mymcn-singh town, eight from IshwarganJ and eight from Gaurfpur upazilas of the injured. 40 persons were admitted to the Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH) and the others were released after first aid from MMCH and other Health Complexes of the areas.
The four persons killed in the Mymensingh town were Jalnal (22). Jahanara Begum (40). Munni (5) and Jamal (20). Four other persons killed in IshwarganJ were identified as Hossain Moroi (95). Jonab All (40). Judh Banu (20) and Moharram Ali (40). Other killed were yet to be identified.
The worst affected area in Mymensingh town is the Agricultural University. Three residential halls, four faculties, poultry farm, agrt-mcchanical department and the research centre of the university were damaged severely.
According to the university authorities the total losses of the university stood at about Taka one and a half crore.
The University authorities postponed all the scheduled examinations of the University.
The other affected areas In Mymensingh district are Krls-hnapur Baghmara, Kewatkhali, Palashpur, Bhatikashar. Purahi-tpara. Dhopakhola. Shank I para. Natakghar lane and Charpara.
The worst affected areas In Gauripur Upazila and IshwarganJ Upazila arc Bhangamattr Char and Darundla respec-lively.
The telecommunication between Mymensingh and Ish-warganj, Fulpur, Haluaghat and Nandall. was totally disrupted. The electric supply system of the areas was also disrupt due to the devastating tornado.
Meanwhile, the district authorities have set up eight medical teams to look after the people of the affected areas. The authorities sent 20 metric tonnes of wheat to the people of the affected areas as relief.
Chlra. milk and other relief materials were also distributed among the affected people by the upazlla administrations of the two upazila
.